The Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E issued a statement after the terror attack in Vienna, which includes the following:

"The fascist AKP/MHP government carries out massacres on peoples and religious communities in Kurdistan, the Middle East and the Caucasus. Its fascist leader is no longer content with its dirty wars in the Middle East, North Africa and Caucasus, it is now carrying its paramilitary jihadists from the IS to the countries of Europe, which are against its fascist and murderous policies. After the terrorist attacks in France, the barbaric attack in Vienna has now once again confirmed our warnings.

According to KCDK-E, France and Austria have been deliberately chosen as targets: France, because it criticizes Erdogan's policy, and Austria, because the activities of the Turkish secret service MIT were denounced there. The KCDK-E says it is certain that these attacks are part of the terrorist actions of the "fascist dictator Erdogan and his barbaric gangs" in European cities:

"Erdoğan wants to spread fear among the states and peoples of Europe, blackmail them with his terrorist actions and thereby gain power, so that they turn a blind eye and keep silent about his occupation and massacres in Kurdistan and the surrounding region.

We call once again the peoples and states of Europe to pay attention and sanctions against the fascist dictator Erdoğan. Erdoğan and his jihadists are enemies of humanity.

It is clearly visible that it is Erdoğan who gives the order for these terrorist attacks. The Turkish consulates and institutions provide the basis for the execution and planning.

To prevent further massacres and terrorist attacks, we must persistently develop our coexistence with all our differences. For this reason, we call upon the peoples to fight together against fascism.

Call for memorial rallies in Vienna and Paris

The statement goes on to say: "We people from Kurdistan understand the people of Austria and France because we experience the same pain. In order to share the pain and to fight together against the IS, which belongs to the Islamist gangs of Erdoğan, we will hold memorial rallies for the victims on Saturday, November 7, in Vienna, Paris and all other places where there are community centers of the KCDK-E.

We call on our member organizations to commemorate the dead with pictures of the victims of the IS massacres in Austria, France and Kurdistan and with flags of SDF, YPG and YPJ, which are considered as symbols of the struggle against IS barbarism. Let us show shoulder to shoulder with the peoples of Europe that we will not bow to the fascist dictator Erdogan and his barbaric IS gangs.

As KCDK-E we share the pain of the people in Austria. We express our condolences to the relatives of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery.”